Students and educators interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, and gerontechnology: this is your chance to hear, in English, from a professor and startup mentor who works closely with Japan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Talk 2 is part of the IGIA Online Lecture Series. Sign up and bring your questions!
In this online lecture, Prof. Joe Hug explores how Project-Based Learning (PBL) can serve as a launchpad for youth entrepreneurship and social innovation. Drawing on his experience at the Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (iU) and as a startup mentor, he will discuss how young people can move from classroom project work to real-world problem solving, effective idea pitching, and venture creation.
Prof. Joe Hug is a Professor at the Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (iU) in Tokyo and the Organizer of TEDxInnovationU. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the Global MBA program at Hosei University Graduate School of Business and the MBA program at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). As Managing Director of IOAK Corp., he advises executives of Japanese multinationals on organizational strategy and mentors early-stage founders at the Founder Institute, Techstars, Startup World Cup, and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). Prof. Hug holds two MBA degrees and an EdD in Organizational Leadership. Following the start of his 20-year career in U.S. healthcare, he taught at New York University, the University of Tokyo, and Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
The Intergenerational Gerontech Innovation Academy (IGIA), organized with Kokoromachi Co., Ltd. and BNET-TECH Company Limited, connects young people and educators across regions to respond to ageing society challenges through Empathy-to-Impact learning, technology, and social innovation.
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